VARRA Heritage features

Varran

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Heritage features

Below are the features your character gains after you choose the Varran heritage. Heritage is a mechanic specific to the Varris setting.

Ruleset: 5e

Your heritage determines the languages your character knows. It can also be their background and grant them more features. Check the player primer for a list of available heritages.

Languages

You can speak Varran and either Common, Draconic, or Infernal.

Background features

Your character's heritage can double as their background. If you choose the "Varran" background, instead of a base game background like Noble, Criminal, etc, you gain the following features:

Skill Proficiencies: Arcana, Investigation.

Tool Proficiencies: Vehicles (Land).

Equipment: A set of common clothes in deep shades of red, purple, or burgundy, simple silver or golden earrings worth 10 GP, a scroll of a first-level wizard spell of your choice, and a pouch containing 5d4 GP.

Feature: Varran Magic. You know the prestidigitation cantrip and one other wizard cantrip of your choice. Additionally, you know one 1st-level wizard spell that you can cast using any wizard, warlock, bard, or sorcerer spell slot you have. You choose what your spellcasting ability for these spells is between Intelligence and Charisma.

Ruleset: Bludgeon

Your Heritage determines your character's first language and additional skill competency options. Your character can learn languages beyond their first one, as explained in the language checks rules. Check the player primer for a list of available Heritages.

Language

Your first language is Varran.

Additional skills

When you select the Varran heritage for your character, you choose one of the skills below to gain a +1 competency in. This is in addition to the skill competencies you would normally gain.